Northern Illinois United Methodist Conference Urges: Homosexuality/bisexuality "gift of God"

Methodist Federation for Social Action | June 6, 2003 | Rev. Bob Campbell, Legislative Coordinator> Coordinator

[aruanan]

For your commentary.

[OREALLY]

I feel ill !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[WVNan]

Commentary? I must admit I'm speechless.

[Faith]

I am sick to my stomach. Can't even type.

[Tarheel]

You forgot the 'BARF' warning. This is very disturbing.

The Tarheel

[aruanan]

At at time when the UM church nationally is starting to go back in the direction of its Wesleyan roots (especially amongst the Hispanic UM churches), Sprague and buddies spring this.

Please ping others you think may be interested. I won't be responding for several hours due to work.

[aruanan]

You forgot the 'BARF' warning. This is very disturbing.

Sorry. I sort of thought it spoke for itself.

[TheBattman]

Amazing how far left the United Methodists have moved. I have been told (I am not old enough to remember) that Methodists use to be some of the most conservative (in our current definition of "conservative") people around. What has happened?

[RnMomof7]

Apostacy Bump

Wesley turns over in his grave at least hourly now..how sad

[The Grammarian]

What happened? The Methodists' descendants turned away from God.

[esopman]

Thank you very much for posting this.

I teach an adult Sunday school class in a rural UM church. The congregation is for the most part comprised of very dear hearts who by any Christian measure truly belong to Jesus.

This apostate, heretical, godless, unbiblical, nauseating trash from Northern Illinois is not surprising. There are many enclaves within the UMC of Christians-who-are-the-real-deal and the deceived contingent exemplified by Bob Campbell. In discussions of these issues with a dear friend who is a UMC pastor, he noted that his inclination was to believe that the anti-Christ would ultimately come out of the church (not necessarily the UMC). In short, there are very good people working to resist this demonic lunacy. I am greatly encouraged by the phenomenon you note relative to Hispanic UM churches.

I shall research the Methodist Federation for Social Action and bring it to the attention of the Sunday school class. Thank you again.

[chicagolady]

Ping!

[madprof98]

There's a companion thread today, and a busy one. It's about a guy who decided (at 23) to remain celibate until he married and has kept that promise for 10 years. You should hear the "conservatives" on FreeRepublic taking him to task for being (a) crazy, (b) immoral, or(c) secretly gay. For people in a post-Christian society, including professed conservatives, it seems unthinkable that any and every itch might not necessarily get scratched. It's not surprising contemporary Methodists share and even celebrate this line of thought.

[Tarheel]

Sorry. I sort of thought it spoke for itself.

Well, actually it did--I was just being sarcastic and I forgot to 'tag' my sarcasm--duh!

No matter, the thinking exhibited in the statement from the church is very disturbing.

The Tarheel

[Mark17]

Apostacy Bump

Would you say this is apostasy with an attitude?

[Petronski]

Anal sex is a gift from God?

[dts32041]

The UMC branch of the NCC strikes again, remember both hilterly and GWB belong to this cult.

[dighton]

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[Petronski]

30 years ago, you guys would be reacting in similar fashion to such "shocking" news as the establishment of mixed-race churches.

You're equating race with anal sex?